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Awesome. You got this.

@bride001 with the backlighting. Yuo can always hit the light button to check the watch. There's also a setting for "gesture" where, if I remember correctly, when you rotate your wrist, it turns the light on.

Too much to fit in anything less than a multi volume series of books.

Sounds like your zones are off. When I get into z3 I'm not singing or talking anymore. Top of z2 is generally starting to push it a little. I'd say to run a test and get a LTHR. I find that system to work much better for me. My zones are: z1- 65-80%LTHR 113-139 z2- 80-89%LTHR 139-155 z3- 89-95%LTHR 155-165 z4- 95-100%LTHR…

I go chest strap in winter. frostbite can be an issue on some of my runs....

@RunsOnEspresso I just reread your blog post. You have amazing goals for 2018, like how they are whole life goals. With the running issues, good call on checking with your doctor. I am certain that you'll get to the bottom of things and be running farther in no time!

That's the spirit, only 12 more miles! Sorry you having to DNS your 50 mile. Here's hoping next time around your health is on point.

January goal: Keep kicking at Zumbro training Nominal mileage goal: Let's say 140? I really don't know. Real plan is to follow training and coach's advice well. 1/1- REST 1/2- 8.1 1/3- 6.4 1/4- REST 1/5- 4.8 1/6- 8.1 1/7- 5.4 1/8- REST 1/9- 8.5 Total: 41.3 Today's notes: Hill Repeats day. I really wasn't looking forward to…

I'll still drink it..... I have pretty low standards for what's acceptable after a run....LOL

Solid 3/10. Not good, but not horrible. Slammed it fast

Lol... yeah! I'm actually going to try 200 cal of no flavor tailwind with my protein powder tomorrow. Here's hoping it doesn't suck.

Great info. Now to get it to 4:1 like my nutritionist wants. She wants me getting 60g Carbs and 15g protein. I bet I can tinker with your recipe to get close to that.

Great post! I'm actually working on a similar post.

Oh, I know it :wink: It's more that if I have it, it will be GONE fast.... the protein shakes take more work, so I'm not downing them all the time.

My nutritionist said I should have protein and carbs after every run.... chocolate protein shakes are my go to.

Protein and carbs with 30min of a run. Full meal within 2 hours. Helps with recovery.

I'm not super cold adapted and, for me, running sub zero, I get slower after it's down to like -15 or so. The environmental factors that go along with cold are usually more of the issue though (loose snow is my nemesis)

Totally random question for the group that relates to my blog/racing/thought process. I'm thinking about doing a 2018 "year in Preview" post about my training/racing/diet stuff for the year. Is there any interest in that kind of stuff? I write about what I like, but want to make sure that it's relevant to what others want…

What you listed there are some of the reasons my wife is switching to work from home. I'm kid of envious, she'll be able to fit her running in better.

it takes a different kind of person. It's not a good thing or bad thing, it's just a who I am thing!

Just a shallow dive into the depths of my crazy.

Why/How I got to where I am with running: http://teachertrailrunner.blogspot.com/2018/01/why-get-into-trail-why-ultra.html

I am so, totally jealous of your elevation.

This week's training log is up on my blog. http://teachertrailrunner.blogspot.com/ Starting to work on a post about "why Ultra?"

Think it's this too. I could get on earlier today, but now GC won't load on my computer.

January goal: Keep kicking at Zumbro training Nominal mileage goal: Let's say 140? I really don't know. Real plan is to follow training and coach's advice well. 1/1- REST 1/2- 8.1 1/3- 6.4 1/4- REST 1/5- 4.8 1/6- 8.1 1/7- 5.4 Total: 32.8 Today's notes: Tired legs meant my 1:15:00 run was on pretty flat trail for the most…

That I can do. I'll be writing a post on "why ultra?" Over the next couple days.

One problem there. Low carb is very popular among top ultra runners. I kind of doubt they would do it if it impeded their performance. Also there's this: http://www.metabolismjournal.com/article/S0026-0495(15)00334-0/abstract My coach was actually in the study and switched to LCHF because of it. He was in thr high carb…

welcome. If you are new to running this is a great place to land. There are a lot of very experienced runners who will answer questions you might have. Also, don't be intimidated, this group has a hugely diverse set of runners, from folks working on C25K to Boston Qualifiers ad even a few insane ultramarathon runners.…

@lporter229 nope, no carb loading. If I go HFLC carb loading would be an issue because my body would have a hard time using them properly since it had adapted to using fat as a primary fuel source.